Monaco

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μόνοικος (mónoikos, single house), from μόνος (mónos, single, alone) + οἶκος (oîkos, house), the name of the 6th century BC colony of Phocaeans and an epithet of Heracles (Hercules), Ἡρακλῆς Μόνοικος (Heracles Monoikos). According to an ancient Greek myth and a Ligurian legend, Heracles passed through the Monaco area. A temple was constructed there by Phocaeans, the temple of Heracles Monoikos (Strabo, Geography, Gaul, 4.6.3).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/, /mɒˈnɑː.kəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.

Quotations

  • 2001Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 67
    Holly followed the Italian coast up to Monaco, and from there across the Alps to France.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Further reading


Afrikaans

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a country in Western Europe)

Breton

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a country in Europe)

Danish

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Monaco n

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Estonian

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Finnish

Etymology

From French Monaco or Italian Monaco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmonɑko/, [ˈmo̞nɑko̞]

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Declension

Inflection of Monaco (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Monaco
genitive Monacon
partitive Monacoa
illative Monacoon
singular plural
nominative Monaco
accusative nom. Monaco
gen. Monacon
genitive Monacon
partitive Monacoa
inessive Monacossa
elative Monacosta
illative Monacoon
adessive Monacolla
ablative Monacolta
allative Monacolle
essive Monacona
translative Monacoksi
instructive
abessive Monacotta
comitative
Possessive forms of Monaco (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person Monaconi Monacomme
2nd person Monacosi Monaconne
3rd person Monaconsa

Derived terms


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.na.ko/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Monaco m

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

See also


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈnako/
    • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnako/ (rare)

Proper noun

Monaco n (proper noun, genitive Monacos or (optionally with an article) Monaco)

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmonɒkoː]
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧na‧co
  • Rhymes: -koː

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a country in Europe)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Monaco
accusative Monacót
dative Monacónak
instrumental Monacóval
causal-final Monacóért
translative Monacóvá
terminative Monacóig
essive-formal Monacoként
essive-modal
inessive Monacóban
superessive Monacón
adessive Monacónál
illative Monacóba
sublative Monacóra
allative Monacóhoz
elative Monacóból
delative Monacóról
ablative Monacótól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Monacóé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Monacóéi
Possessive forms of Monaco
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Monacóm
2nd person sing. Monacód
3rd person sing. Monacója
1st person plural Monacónk
2nd person plural Monacótok
3rd person plural Monacójuk

Derived terms


Interlingua

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.na.ko/
  • Homophone: monaco
  • Rhymes: -ɔnako
  • Hyphenation: Mò‧na‧co

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Monaco m

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)
    Synonym: Principato di Monaco
  2. a surname
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Monaco m

  1. Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)
    Synonym: Monaco di Baviera
Derived terms

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Satellite map of Monaco

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Monaco

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Monaco n

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔnˈakʊ/

Proper noun

Monaco n (genitive Monacos)

  1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)
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